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“There is now a humanitarian disaster in the Palestinian Territories. It now looks as though the Israeli Defence Forces are not only trashing the Palestinian Authority, but trashing international law.”

European Voice

4/10/02, 5:00 PM CET

Updated 4/12/14, 7:49 AM CET

External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten, speaking at a meeting of the ‘Quartet’ (EU, UN, US and Russia) in Madrid.

“There are undisputedly anti-Semitic acts that are unacceptable and totally contrary to the principles of our Republic …

But that does not mean the French are anti-Semitic.”

French President Jacques Chirac condemns the recent wave of attacks on Jewish synagogues in France.

“This referendum is so important that if it was to be lost it would mean a failure of the government.

And a government that failed would have to resign.”

Leszek Miller, Poland’s prime minister pledges to step down if the country rejects EU membership in a referendum next year.

“I haven’t yet found anyone whom I believe has the talent and experience necessary to be able to take over the modernisation project for the diplomatic network.”

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s prime minister, explains why he has still not appointed a new foreign minister – instead keeping the portfolio for himself.